{"id":14717,"date":"2022-10-26T12:08:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T12:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/senior-prince-masitsela-dies"},"modified":"2022-10-26T13:31:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T13:31:46","slug":"senior-prince-masitsela-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/senior-prince-masitsela-dies","title":{"rendered":"Senior Prince Masitsela dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Prince Masitsela has died.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The death of the Prince was confirmed by a senior member of the royal family who cannot be named as matter was being discussed at family level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s true, sitsatsa kutsi kuvume uMdali Mlangeni,\u201d said the senior royal family member when speaking to this journalist on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to seek a comment from Ludzidzini Governor Lusendvo Fakudze proved unsuccessful at the time of compiling this report.<\/p>\n<p>The press previously reported that the Prince tried to advice King Mswati to engage pro-democracy groups in a political dialogue, however, the King refused and fined him cattle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\">Eswatini<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. Prince Masitsela has died. The death of the Prince was confirmed by a senior member of the royal family who cannot be named as matter was being discussed at family level. \u201cIt\u2019s true, sitsatsa kutsi kuvume uMdali Mlangeni,\u201d said the senior royal family member when speaking to this journalist on Tuesday evening. 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